What Does Isaiah 51:9 Mean?

“Awake”

to wake (literally or figuratively)

“Awake”

to wake (literally or figuratively)

“put on”

properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

“strength”

strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

“O arm”

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“Awake”

to wake (literally or figuratively)

“days”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

“as in the ancient”

the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

“in the generations”

properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

“of old”

properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“Art thou not it that hath cut”

to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave

“Rahab”

rahab (i.e., boaster), an epithet of egypt

“and wounded”

properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin

“the dragon”

a marine or land monster, i.e., sea-serpent or jackal